The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 761: The Origin of Fear - Loopholes in the Prophecy

Facing Lao Fei's barking, Yang Le just shrugged his shoulders. Not to mention whether he could do it, the prisoner could only talk now.

"Jotunheim, Alfheim, and Muspelheim," Odin stroked his beard. "If the three realms were to unite, it would indeed be a bit troublesome, but they wouldn't be able to compete with the Asgard coalition."

"It seems the current situation isn't that serious. Without you as their leader, the Frost Giants are just a mob. The Three Realms Alliance is clearly strong. I can spare some time to deal with the Serpent."

The more Odin talked, the more he thought it was feasible. He then said to Lao Fei, "Let's talk again after this incident is over, old friend."

Hearing what Odin said, Laofei must be imprisoned until the end of the war. The latter burst into laughter when he heard Odin say this.

"boom!"

Before Lao Fei could even laugh, Thor hit him in the face with a hammer. The hammer caused a large amount of blue blood to spurt out and splash into the cell.

"Hehe..." Lao Fei had only a few teeth left in his mouth, but he still showed a smug expression.

"Did you think we wouldn't have seen this coming? We'll meet on the battlefield, Odin."

After saying that, Lao Fei's body trembled violently. Thor frowned and wanted to bend down to check what happened to the other party. The next second, large pieces of ice crystals drilled out from under Lao Fei's skin.

Seeing this, Thor turned the hammer in his hand and shattered all the ice crystals. The whirlwind generated by the hammer formed a protective shield that also protected Odin and others behind him.

When everything was settled, Lao Fei looked completely unrecognizable. Not only was his flesh and blood intact, but even his bones were broken into pieces. Countless ice crystals wrapped around his body, making it look like a work of art.

"He committed suicide?" Thor frowned. "If he wanted to commit suicide, then what did he mean by that?"

"Obviously, Lao Fei's death wasn't that simple," Yang Le continued. "Perhaps he didn't think he was going to die."

Thor asked in confusion, "But, no matter how you look at it, he can't be considered alive, right?"

Odin did not join the conversation. He thought for a while with a gloomy expression, and finally let out a breath.

"It was Hela. After Lao Fei died just now, his soul was immediately summoned away. She is the only one I can think of who could do such a thing."

Hela, the mistress of the underworld of Helheim and the goddess of death, is different from Mephisto in Hell. Hela is more interested in the souls on the world tree other than the earth, especially the souls of Odin and Thor.

Unlike Hela in the movie universe, Hela in the comic universe is even stronger. She is so strong that even Thor in the comic universe cannot confront her head-on, and even Odin has to give her some face.

Hela in the comic universe is a powerful being who can actually influence the multiverse. If it were her, she could indeed directly snatch away Lao Fei's soul, because this is her job.

In the comics, Hela even plundered Odin's soul. It can be said that as long as you are not a living person, you will have a natural disadvantage when facing Hela, and even Odin can't resist.

"Looks like we have to re-plan." Odin sighed.

"I'm leaving everyone first," Yang Le suddenly resigned. "Now that the Sky Hammers have all landed on Earth, I need to go back and take a look before anything goes wrong."

"I'll go with you too." Thor said hurriedly. He thought that he might be able to meet Loki on Earth. His mind was now full of the thought of rescuing Loki.

"No, Thor, you can't go to Earth yet." Odin shook his head, which made Thor puzzled. "Why?"

...

By the time Lao Fei came to his senses, he had already left the dungeon of the fairy palace. What caught his eyes was an endless expanse of gray and white. It was something familiar to him, like snow and ashes, that scattered all over the world.

“Welcome back~”

Lao Fei turned his head and saw Malekith standing behind him. It seemed that he was alive again.

"Congratulations, Your Excellency the Giant King. Your mission has been successful beyond all of our imaginations."

"It seems that you all know." Lao Fei snorted and glanced at the allies surrounding him. Sure enough, in addition to Malekith who spoke to him at the beginning, there was Hela who helped resurrect him, and even Sind and the Angel Queen were present.

Of course, the Angel Queen is still in the glass ball, and it is obvious that she has not returned to the embrace of the World Tree yet.

"With such a commotion in the courtyard, it's hard not to notice." Fire Queen Sind was sitting carelessly on the slope. "So you did something? How did the giant snake suddenly come back to life?"

While exercising his new body, Lao Fei told everyone what had happened. To be honest, if it had not happened, he would have found it hard to believe that such a coincidence could happen in the world.

Malekith couldn't help but hold his forehead after hearing this, but it was not difficult to tell from the upturned corners of his mouth that he should be happy at this moment.

"If only everything were as unexpected as this. I don't mind this kind of messed up plan at all."

Hela couldn't help but smile. She spoke in a rare cheerful tone, "Then we should change our strategy. Let's contact the Great Snake first. Our interests are aligned, and I'm sure he won't refuse our help."

"If the big snake is willing to cooperate with us, then we can follow my next plan." Malekith spoke, attracting the attention of everyone present.

"Thor, we need to get rid of him."

"Why?" Cindy looked puzzled. "Wouldn't it be better to let him die with the snake?"

"You are wrong, dear Queen." Malekith wiggled his index finger. "Remember what the prophecy said? Odin's child, the crown prince of Asgard, will slay the great serpent, and he will die after taking nine steps."

"What's wrong?" Cindy frowned. "You might as well be more straightforward."

"I was just about to say, don't worry, Queen." Malekith bowed slightly. "The language only states that Odin's child will slay the Serpent, but it doesn't directly specify which child. This means that as long as Thor isn't the crown prince of Asgard, he can escape the curse."

"I see." Cynder suddenly understood. "You're afraid Thor will escape because of this, right?"

"Thor wouldn't do that." Malekith shook his head. "I have to admit he's a noble man, so noble that it makes me sick. He wouldn't do something like letting his brother die in his place just to save his own life."

"The reason I want you to kill Thor is because we need the man in the prophecy to be replaced."

(End of this chapter)